U21 League

FUAT KARA
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Kulan started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Ahmet Gökalp Baydar got control of the ball when Gürbüz Onursoy tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volkan Kelami, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. A collision led to Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Mücahit Akoğlu hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, H E P T A N's Melih Ongar got a free kick in the 11th minute. 13 minutes into the match, H E P T A N's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Kulan came free, but King Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. King Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İslam Işıklar in the 17th minute of the match. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Cihangir Armağan sent off a good shot on target. Cihangir Armağan scored 1-0 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ahmet Gökalp Baydar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 29th minute İslam Işıklar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cihangir Armağan hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 33 minutes into the game, when Tobiasz Pryputnicki put in a rough tackle. In the 32nd minute, one of Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.. If Ahmet Kulan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kutalp Okhan during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 39 played minutes Otomasyon Gençlik F.K. got a freekick which was hit by Kutalp Okhan. Gürbüz Onursoy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uygur Bozok kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Volkan Kelami hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Müslüm Yonal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but King Mondragon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cihangir Armağan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, Lokman Talayer got a very nice opportunity to score, but King Mondragon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 53 minutes into the match, Bülent Ilgaz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmet Gökalp Baydar. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bülent Ilgaz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lokman Talayer got free with King Mondragon in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. King Mondragon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Kulan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cihangir Armağan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Volkan Kelami fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Gökalp Baydar having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Lokman Talayer could shoot a difficult shot in the 68th minute, which King Mondragon however easily saved by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cihangir Armağan in the 69th minute of play forced Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s goalkeeper Ahmet Gökalp Baydar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bilgin Yalın hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Ahmet Kulan in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of King Mondragon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Otomasyon Gençlik F.K.'s Ahmet Gökalp Baydar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edin Džeko in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute Gürbüz Onursoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Gökalp Baydar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Gökalp Baydar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cihangir Armağan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute H E P T A N were awarded a corner. Cihangir Armağan went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 94th minute, Ergin Balkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. H E P T A N's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.